Building record MCC150 - 11 High Street, Colchester

Summary

17th century house.

Location

Grid reference TL 99487 25178 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Survey by RCHME of 11 High Street - 'Partly of two and partly of three storeys; the walls are timber-framed but the house has a late 18th century front of brick. The house was built in the 17th century and at the back is a wing of c.1700 forming practically a separate building. The back gable of the main block has original moulded barge-boards. The detached wing has on the South side a modillioned eaves-cornice and inside is a complete panelled room of c.1700 with bolection moulding and a dentilled cornice; all the panels have rough paintings of architecture or landscape. The fireplace in the W. wall has a panelled overmantel flanked by pilasters carved with conventional foliage. Condition -Good'.<1>

DOE survey of No's 11A and 11B High Street. Grade II*. C17 house with good late Georgian front and it formerly had a fine interior ground floor room with painted panelling of c.1700. The front is of three storeys, grey gault brick with parapet, 5 window range; the 1st floor has a large oriel window with arched treatment, fluted columns and decorations of medallions and swags, double hung sashes with glazing bars; the 2nd floor oriel has segmental arch treatment and large moulded cornice. Modern ground floor shop window, ground floor and basement used as shop and restaurant. The rear ground floor room now demolished had some exceptionally interesting painted panelling of c.1700; the room was completely panelled, with bolection moulding and dentilled cornice, and there were paintings of architecture and landscape in the panels; panelled overmantel to fireplace in west wall.<2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1922. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England): Essex, (North-East). Volume III.
  • <2> LIST: Department of the Environment. 1971. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Borough of Colchester (Essex).

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Jan 23 2017 12:58PM

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